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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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